 Cover art for The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One. The work is called "Endless Skies" and was created by Rick Sardinha.[1] | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Scott H. Andrews |
|---|---|
| Categories | Fantasy adventure |
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| First issue | October 9, 2008 |
| Company | Firkin Press |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Reston, Virginia |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/ |
Beneath Ceaseless Skies (BCS) is a fantasy adventure online magazine published in the United States by Firkin Press.
History[edit]
Beneath Ceaseless Skies first issue was released on October 9, 2008 featuring stories by Chris Willrich and David D. Levine.[2] It was the runner-up for the 2008 Million Writers Award for the Best New Online Magazine, losing to Cha: An Asian Literary Journal.[3] In 2010 Beneath Ceaseless Skies became a SFWA qualifying venue for short fiction and on February 10 they released e-book anthology, entitled The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One, which contained 14 stories which had been previously published in the magazine.[4][5] Selected stories are also published as audio fiction podcasts.[6] Many of the stories featured in Beneath Ceaseless Skies have received praise and honourable mentions from reviewers such as Rich Horton and Lois Tilton.[2] Issue 24 featured "Father's Kill" by Christopher Green which won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[7]
Beneath Ceaseless Skies was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine each year from 2013 to 2022, after which editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews recused the magazine from further nominations in that category.[8]
Firkin Press[edit]
Firkin Press is a non-profit organisation aimed at promoting science-fiction and fantasy short literature.[9]
Notable stories featured[edit]
- "Father's Kill" by Christopher Green in issue #24 won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
- "The Telling" by Gregory Norman Bossert in issue #109 won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story[10]
Awards[edit]
- 2017 World Fantasy Award for Scott H. Andrews for Special Award, Non-Professional for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
References[edit]
- ^ "Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue 15" (PDF). Firkin Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "Past Issues". Firkin Press. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "The storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2008". StorySouth. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "SFWA Membership Requirements". SFWA. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One - A book by Beneath Ceaseless Skies". Smashwords. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Beneath Ceaseless Skies". Semiprozine.org. April 14, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Fantasy Short Story Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ BCS Recuses from Best Semiprozine Hugo Award, by Scott H. Andrews, at Beneath Ceaseless Skies; published November 18, 2022; retrieved May 1, 2023
- ^ "Homepage". Firkin Press. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ 2013 world fantasy award winners